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Four Takeaways From the Biggest Primary Night Since Super Tuesday
It was the biggest primary night since Super Tuesday, and there were few surprises in the results. Bernie Moreno won the Republican Senate primary in Ohio, wielding the powerful endorsement of former President Donald Trump to become the Republican nominee in perhaps the most consequential race in the battle for the Senate this November.
Chasing Clicks in the Jungle: Right-Wing Influencers Descend on the Darién Gap
METITI, Panama — Ayub Ibrahim had just walked out of the jungle. His feet still ached. A month earlier, he had left his home in Somalia, fleeing a civil war, he said, traveling first to Turkey, then Brazil and finally crossing on foot through a 66-mile expanse of wilderness known as the Darién Gap.
Empty Frames and Other Oddities from the Unsolved Gardner Museum Heist
In the predawn hours of March 18, 1990, following a festive St. Patrick’s Day in Boston, two men dressed as police officers walked into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and walked off with an estimated $500 million in art treasures. Despite efforts by local police, federal agents, amateur sleuths and not a few journalists, no one has found any of the 13 works lost in the largest art theft in history, including a rare Johannes Vermeer and three precious Rembrandts.
Japan’s Labor Market Has a Lesson for the Fed: Women Can Surprise You
Japan’s economy has rocketed into the headlines this year as inflation returns for the first time in decades, workers win wage gains, and the Bank of Japan raises interest rates for the first time in 17 years.
How Trump Is Scrambling to Raise Cash
As many as three nights a week, Donald Trump has been hosting private dinners at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, schmoozing with some of the Republican Party’s biggest financiers as he races to address a sizable cash shortfall against President Joe Biden.
Powerful Realtor Group Agrees to Slash Commissions to Settle Lawsuits
American homeowners could see a significant drop in the cost of selling their homes after a real estate trade group agreed to a landmark deal that will eliminate a bedrock of the industry, the 6% sales commission.
Trump’s Court Delays Pile Up While the Presidential Race Gathers Speed
Donald Trump’s New York hush money case — the only one of his four criminal cases that looked as if it would soon go to trial — suddenly faced the likelihood of delay on Thursday when a big batch of potential new evidence abruptly became available.
At Abortion Clinic Visit, Harris Says U.S. Is Confronting ‘Health Care Crisis’
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Vice President Kamala Harris described the flood of laws restricting abortion access as a “health care crisis” as she visited with abortion providers and staff members Thursday at a clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Schumer Urges New Leadership in Israel, Calling Netanyahu an Obstacle to Peace
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the majority leader, on Thursday delivered a pointed speech on the Senate floor excoriating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel as a major obstacle to peace in the Middle East and calling for new leadership in Israel, five months into the war.
One Big Reason Gen Z Is Still on Facebook: To Save Money
NEW YORK — In December, Ellicia Chiu and Cher Su had just a few boxes in tow when they moved into a walk-up apartment in New York’s Lower East Side neighborhood. Before their move, from Los Angeles, the two friends knew that they would need to furnish their new apartment with small kitchen appliances, décor and furniture. But instead of purchasing new items, they knew it would be more affordable to find secondhand items on Facebook Marketplace, the social network’s buy-and-sell service.
Migrant Children Sell Candy on the Subway. New York Has No Solutions.
NEW YORK — On a subway platform in the Bronx recently, a girl in a puffer coat strolled past passengers with a basket of M&M’s, Kit Kats and Trident gum slung across her shoulder. She looked to be 7 or 8.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden Clinch Their Party Nominations
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Tuesday secured the delegates necessary to clinch their parties’ presidential nominations, according to The Associated Press, cementing a general election rematch in November months in the making.
Where Electric Vehicles Are (and Aren’t) Taking Off Across the U.S.
Last year, Americans bought more than 1 million fully electric cars, trucks and SUVs, a record and a milestone for the country’s transition away from gas-powered vehicles. Electric vehicles grew to 8.5% of new auto registrations nationwide. Hybrids, which are gaining popularity among those who still want gas as a backup, accounted for an additional 10%.
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